[Jon Dalton]

Comments like Maria Pearson's make me convinced that most of our councillors have no clue about the condition of our inner city neighbourhoods and what their issues are. They shouldn't just waive the fee, the owners of the Pearl Company should be paid for what they're doing. They keep an eye on the crackhouses and notify the police when necessary. They probably know more about the operations in that area than the police themselves. And this on top of running a legitmate business and bringing outsiders into the neighbourhood for something that isn't drugs and whores. The fact that this even happend is a total failure of our administrative system.